Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.0In and around Trenton, 5 schools: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Every school here answers to Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education. The province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, which leaves towns in Nova Scotia without a schools grade.
Where the 5 schools in and around Trenton are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Trenton
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Nova Scotia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Nova Scotia.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Trenton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Trenton
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Trenton
High schools within reach of Trenton
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 English public. Closest of all: CCRCE Alternate High School (0.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCRCE Alternate High SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12 | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.3 km |
| North Nova Education CentreSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.2 km |
| Northumberland Regional High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Trenton
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| New Glasgow 2.7 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 km |
| Stellarton 6.4 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C 6.5 km | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Westville 9.1 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Pictou 9.3 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B 13 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 km |
Among the neighbours, Pictou County, Subdivision B has 12, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Trenton’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Trenton
How do I get a place at a school in Trenton?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Trenton?
Not in or within 3 km of Trenton; the French-language board can name the nearest.
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).